Chapter 17: One to Zero
The weather in Luoyang is truly suitable for outdoor sports. At this time, it is already autumn rain in the south, and it is still autumn here and refreshing. With such good weather, the third round of the competition at Shuguang Middle School is about to begin. Shuguang Middle School visited White Horse Middle School this round. The High School Affiliated to HKUST is also an away game, and they were greeted by last year's No. 3 Tung Hing High School.
"Ahh Yes! If we win this game, we will meet the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology. Ren Yu shouted.
"Then let's just lose this game." Zhang Jun said.
"You dare!" Sophie glared at Zhang Jun from the side.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm just kidding!"
At 15:00 sharp, a whistle blew, and the two teams in their fate started their upcoming meeting on two different fields.
With the home advantage, Tung Hing Middle School boldly attacked as soon as it came up. They have such courage because they have one person - Captain No. 10, Lin Ling in the front. He was the midfield engine of the entire Tongxing, and his efficient short passes and balls earned him the nickname "The Scalpel" in Luoyang's high school football world. He and Zhao Defeng of the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology, and Fan Cunjie of Dingding High School, the three of them are known as the three major forwards in Luoyang. Lin Ling's short pass is a must. Fan Cunjie's dribbling is superb. Zhao Defeng is the most comprehensive, 166cm tall, he dribbles unpretentiously, passes accurately, he also has a stunt that the other two people do not have, a beautiful free kick, at a distance of 25-30 meters, his left and right foot free kicks often stage the final show.
Today, two of the three in the back are going to fight to the death. Lin Ling has no coming year, he lost to the University of Science and Technology High School in the semi-finals last year, and this year he wants to take revenge. And Zhao Defeng after a year of training, especially the baptism of the national competition, no longer has the naivety of the first year of high school, more steady, the captain's armband is on his arm, adding a kind of kingly spirit, can command this king's division is really unusual!
The early collision of the two midfielders was a pity for journalists and fans, but it was only for these two men. For these two teams, although Toncin has an excellent forward, the team as a whole cannot be compared with the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology, which is why Toncin is always under the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology and Dingding High School. In last year's semi-finals, after Sun Laihong completely froze Lin Ling with the "wolf pack" tactic, Tongxing was reduced to a mediocre team. This year, Sun Laihong doesn't have to use this risky tactic anymore, because he believes that Li Yongle alone can make Lin Ling suffer.
Luo Bin, the defensive core of the High School Affiliated to HKUST, is a third-year student. With a height of 186cm and a weight of 85kg, his role at the back is equivalent to that of Great Wall. Solid defense, accurate positioning, and amazing explosiveness make any striker at a disadvantage when playing against him. At the same time, he is also a strong defender, and sometimes, he will suddenly rush to the front with the ball, and his partner Deng Rui will make up for it in the back.
When the Tongxing striker saw Luo Bin, he took a detour. As a result, he was stopped by Deng Rui. Deng Rui is a second-year student, as tall as Luo Bin. 185cm, 90kg. His technique is more practical, and when Luo Bin goes up, he is the guarantee of the defense. However, he sometimes makes some mistakes and his performance is not very consistent. But, in general, he's a good centre-back, and honestly he's always doing the dirty, tiring work that others don't want to do. When his teammates pressed on the attack, it was just him and the goalkeeper behind. It should be noted that he is honest, and his teammates call him "Dasha", but he is not honest at all, he has a beard at a young age, and an eagle hook nose, plus a 185cm figure, standing in front of people, it is easy for people to misunderstand that it is the underworld.
Deng Rui handed the ball to right-back Liu Chao. Liu Chao is also a second-year student, 174cm tall, but his body is strong, and there is no extra meat except for muscles. He's a hard-working defender with good fitness, he's never tireless on the pitch, getting up and down the right flank, assisting and defending at the same time. But there is another important reason for him to sit at the main right-back. He is a one-on-one master, and in one-on-one situations, it is difficult for Zhang Yuchao, who is the best at passing people in the team, to beat him. Many people want to be one-on-one with him on the field, which is simply humiliating.
Liu Chao passed the ball to Li Yongle, Li Yongle controlled the ball and looked up to find someone. He saw that Zhang Yuchao, the number one "Scud" in the team, had already started, so he made a long pass and passed the ball to Zhang Yuchao's front.
Zhang Yuchao, the main left midfielder of the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology. Second-year student, 170cm tall and 60kg in weight. Especially when he passes others, those feet are like "shadowless feet", and the speed of touching the ball is surprisingly fast. It is often the opposing defender who sees him dribbling the ball and stretches out his foot to block it, and he has already knocked the ball behind the opponent. Many people tried to stop him with their bodies, but he was flexible and didn't let others touch his clothes at all, and galloped away like a gust of wind.
On the other hand, the right midfielder is Zhang Yulin, a third-year man who is 180cm tall and weighs 76kg. Speed is not his specialty, he is a technical player, and his wide crosses are a must, because his crosses from the right are so good that he has earned him the nickname "The Clockmaker", which means that his passes are as accurate as clocks. Zhang Yuchao is a full-back who is good at scoring directly after breaking into the penalty area on the side, and is a scoring fullback. Zhang Yulin is an excellent main attacker.
With these two people's side road flying together, the side of the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology can be called the first in Luoyang.
Zhang Yuchao relied on his good fast touch to get past the defender who came up to intercept, burst into the penalty area, and shot! was saved by the goalkeeper, and the defender hurriedly cleared the siege. But the ball fell at the feet of Zhao Defeng.
Zhang Yulin moved to the bottom line, and Zhao Defeng sent the ball to his feet as soon as possible. Zhang Yulin's cross!
High school striker Li Qiang, third grade, 185cm tall, weighing 80kg, is a strong center forward, excellent header, but the foot work is a little rough. He jumps up with his header! The ball slides out of the goal! What a shame! Good passing, good shooting, just a little bit of bad luck at the end.
Tongxing was also the third last year, and soon attacked the front. Lin Ling distributed the ball to the right, and Tongxing's right midfielder inserted it at high speed and dribbled the ball to the bottom.
"Leave the ball!" Zhang Yang read too many martial arts novels, shouted loudly, rushed forward, made a beautiful tackle, the other party flew out, and the ball was obediently stayed.
Zhang Yang quickly passed the ball to Li Yongle in front. Li Yongle has obviously become the offensive and defensive connection point of the high school attached to the University of Science and Technology. Li Yongle passed directly to captain Zhao Defeng. Zhao Defeng's short and muscular body appeared to be flexible in front of the opponent's back. His moves are often so simple that they can achieve amazing results. He deftly got rid of his opponent and flicked his foot. The ball is passed to forward Ho Ka Lin.
He Jialin is a small striker, 173cm tall and weighs 63kg. He has a strong sense of scrambling up front, and a lot of the balls he scored in the front court.
Ho Ka Lin used his skillful technique to get rid of the defenders who were staring at him, burst into the penalty area, and shot!
Tongxing's goalkeeper struggled to save the ball, and Li Qiang followed up with the shot! The ball hits the post and goes out of the line! Ah!
What a pity! Li Qiang missed the opportunity to score twice in a row, and he himself felt very sorry and held his head in his hands.
As soon as the competition began, Toncin could feel the pressure of last year's national runner-up. But they did not give up the idea of attacking in the slightest. Their strength lies in attack, not in defense, and in the face of such a strong opponent, it is stupid and fatal to play to their weaknesses and avoid their strengths. Sooner or later, blind defense will be breached. Therefore, Tongxing attacked as always, and Lin Ling's sharp pass proved to everyone that he was worthy of the title of "Luoyang's three major forwards".
Lin Ling is different from Zhao Defeng and Fan Cunjie. His characteristic is that he never drags the ball, as long as he gets rid of the marking and has the slightest space, he will pass the ball. For many defenders, the biggest headache is to encounter this kind of person.
If the opponent is forced to break through, they can use their body, technique, and awareness to intercept the ball. Kelin Zero is not, he can pass it, he can't pass it, he never wastes time, and he passes the ball to his teammates who are in a good position right away. Tongxing's forward strength is mediocre, but Lin Ling's pass is so comfortable that after receiving his pass, the strikers only need to shoot with their feet. In this way, they will score so many goals, and Tongxing will also be one of the top three in Luoyang.
If Lin Ling's first few passes hadn't been for Luo Bin and Deng Rui's stable performance, the results would be really hard to say.
"Imaginative organisation, penetrating passing, keen observation. Sure enough, it was the same as on the video. Li Yongle observed for ten minutes, and then decided to take action against Lin Ling.
Lin Ling received the ball, and Li Yongle immediately forced it. Lin Ling, as usual, easily dodged Li Yongle, and a cheer immediately sounded in the stands.
Lin Ling saw that the striker was already running, and he immediately passed the ball!
But......
One leg reached over and the ball was stopped! It's Li Yongle!
Lin Ling was very surprised, he couldn't figure out how Li Yongle, who had already been deducted by him, stopped his ball again.
"Lin Ling! You can do this for ordinary people. But he's Li Yongle! The height is 186cm, and the legs are 115cm!
Those long legs are simply incomparable to ordinary people. If you only need one step to get rid of other people, then it will take you two steps to get rid of him! Sun Laihong said in his heart.
Indeed, with those long legs, Li Yongle can still stretch his legs to stop him after being deducted by Lin Ling once. People with long legs have an advantage in one-on-one, and he can grab the ball that others think he can't grab.
Li Yongle passed the ball to Zhang Yang who came up on the ground. Zhang Yang shouted and rushed forward, and then saw that someone on the other side was forcing up, and hurriedly passed the ball to Zhao Defeng. Zhao Defeng is not in a hurry to attack, he relies on his skills and the opponent's back midfield to maneuver. He was waiting for Li Yongle.
Blindly breaking through the side will only make your own attack fall into a pool of backwater, and the combination of side and middle is the best strategy for attack.
Li Yongle has a good long-range shooting ability, and his back-row insertion will become a sharp sword for the high school attached to the University of Science and Technology. Zhao Defeng knows this very well, and he wants to cultivate Li Yongle's offensive awareness from now on, and he was a little too biased in the first few games.
Li Yongle really ran forward, and when he ran past Zhao Defeng, Zhao Defeng knocked with his heel, and the ball was transferred to Li Yongle's feet. Li Yongle accelerated to the top of the arc.
"Shoot!" Zhao Defeng shouted behind him.
Li Yongle shot a long shot according to his words! The ball was saved by the opposing goalkeeper and went out of the line.
Zhao Defeng takes a corner kick. He sent the ball to the head of Li Qiang, who jumped up. Li Qiang jumped higher than anyone else, and he would not let go of this opportunity again! Powerful header! The goalkeeper could do nothing about the close-range header and could only watch as it flew over the goal line.
The ball is in!
In the twelfth minute of the first half, the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology was led by Li Qiang, a powerful center! And this goal was created by Li Yongle's long-range shot.
Kick-off and the game continued. Tung Hin didn't seem to be too affected by the ball. They are still playing at their own pace. Lin Ling was in possession of the ball, and Li Yongle pressed it again. This time Lin Lingxue was obedient, he passed the ball directly to the right, and then ran forward by himself, and his teammates immediately passed straight in front of him, two over one!
"That's smart!" Zhou Peng, a reporter from "High School Football" who specializes in covering the games of the High School Affiliated to HKUST, sighed. "He never panics in the face of difficulties, he doesn't act rashly on the field, he uses his excellent passing to selflessly assist his teammates to score points again and again, and always puts the big picture in mind. These three years of training have made him more mature. Really a good player. It's a pity that he met Zhao Defeng when he was closest to success. That is, Shengyu, He Shengliang! ”
Lin Ling did not stop the ball, but directly passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, where teammate Han Xiao was there. Facing the fierce Zhang Yang, he didn't dare to bring more, and passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Deng Rui used his height to press the opponent's striker and pushed the ball out.
Li Yongle received the ball and made a long pass to Zhang Yulin, who ran with the ball and hung diagonally in front of the goal at 45 degrees in the corner of the penalty area. Li Qiang is already waiting. Leaping! However, a pair of hands reached over his head and the ball was picked up by the opposing goalkeeper.
The two sides are like this, attacking and defending each other, you come and go, and the scene is very intense. The cheerleaders of the two teams are also competing with each other, cheering hard for their teams. "It was a good game." Zhou Peng said to himself, "I don't know what's going on over there at Dawn." ”
In another arena.
The Dawning players watched in amazement as they celebrated their goals. The scoreboard clearly reads: 1:0. The home team leads.
"What is this?!" Anke slammed her gloves to the ground. It was really too chaotic in front of the goal just now, and all of a sudden, there were five more pairs of feet in front of him, and he didn't know who touched the ball, and the ball entered the door inexplicably.
Liang Ke didn't care about the goal conceded, and what worried him a little was Zhang Jun's performance. Zhang Jun, who has been playing steadily, is a little abnormal in this game. The running is not as active as before, and the movements seem to be less flexible. Just before conceding this goal, Zhang Jun had an opportunity to almost face an empty goal but missed it, this kind of thing happened to Zhang Jun is really abnormal.
Twenty minutes into the game, Zhang Jun's clothes were already soaking wet. It's not hot today. Those sweats are caused by enduring the pain. In the last game, he was injured because of Yang Pan's ball, and this week, Liang Ke did a lot of training in order to meet the more intense competition, and the foot injury had no time to recuperate, and the injury became more and more serious.
Now that he was running, his right foot was almost painful.
The game restarted, and due to Zhang Jun's inexplicable abnormality, Shuguang Middle School's offense was a little chaotic. Liang Ke still forbade Yang Pan to shoot from a distance, saying that he would keep it against the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology. The ball was passed to Zhang Jun again, and Zhang Jun was about to pass. But this time he didn't succeed and he was tackled by a defender. Liang Ke nervously got up from his chair, and it wasn't until Zhang Jun stood up again that he sat down again.
Zhang Jun could feel a strong pain in his right ankle after being shoveled. But he didn't want to be substituted like that, so he gritted his teeth and stood up again.
Yang Pan's powerful free kick passed through the human wall, but hit the goalpost, what a pity!
In the first half, the score was still 1:0, and the home team took the lead.
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